如何區(qū)分慣用語、俚語和口語詞匯
When reading, I’m always confused with idioms, slang and colloquial words. Please tell me how to distinguish them.
在閱讀中,我總是弄不清慣用語、俚語和口語詞匯。請(qǐng)告訴我如何區(qū)分它們。
An idiom is al fixed phrase the meaning of which bears no relation to the meanings of the individual words that make up the phrase. Phrasal verbs can often have literal or idiomatic meanings:
The teacher told me to sit up. (= sit upright: non-idiomatic)
We’re going to sit up all night during the general election.
(= not go to bed: idiomatic)
Apart from phrasal verbs, there are numerous expressions which are idiomatic. For example:
—fixed phrases:
John imagines he’ll be a millionaire before he’s 25, but that’s just pie in the sky. (= wishful thinking which is impossible to achieve)
-proverbs:
Deal with the problem now. Remember, a stitch in time saves nine. (=When something goes wrong, deal with it immediately before it gets worse.)
l Colloquial language is the informal language of everyday speech; slang is colloquial language which is so informal, and often vulgar, that it is not normally used in serious speech or writing:
I’m wiped out. (colloquial style)
I’m dead tired. (informal style)
I’m exhausted. (neutral/formal style)
I’m knackered. (slang = extremely tired, exhausted)
慣用語(idiom)是一種固定的短語,它的意思與組成這個(gè)短語的單詞的意思沒有關(guān)系。短語動(dòng)詞經(jīng)常有字面上或慣用的意思:l
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